Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1890 — His Fate. [ARTICLE]
His Fate.
Some people learn in early childhood what others are half a lifetime m discovering. Mr. T. A. Trollope tells a true story of a little boy, a relative of bin own; The child, a fine little fellow of eight years, said something to which his mother disapproved, and she proceeded to reason with him. “1 do not like to hear you speak in that manner. You mean to bo funny, but you are simply rude.” The little fellow burst into tears, and said, amid his sobs: “There, mother, you have the secret of my life. lam always moaning to be funny, and I turnout rude.” Poor boy! He was not alone in his affliction. A great wonder—how a fine, all wool, 4(J-incb wide, in the latest spring shades, worth usually 75 cents per yard, can now be sold for 48 cents per yard. Ohicag »Bargain Store.
